The CCNA Security certification lays the foundation for job roles such as Network Security Specialist, Security Administrator and Network Security Support Engineer.

A valid CCENT or a valid CCNA Routing and Switching or any CCIE certification can act as a prerequisite.

For individuals wishing to obtain their CCNP Security certification.

1.0 Security Concepts

1.1 Common security principles

• 1.a Describe confidentiality, integrity, availability (CIA)
• 1.b Describe SIEM technology
• 1.c Identify common security terms
• 1.d Identify common network security zones

1.2 Common security threats

• 2.a Identify common network attacks
• 2.b Describe social engineering
• 2.c Identify malware
• 2.d Classify the vectors of data loss/exfiltration

1.3 Cryptography concepts

• 3.a Describe key exchange
• 3.b Describe hash algorithm
• 3.c Compare and contrast symmetric and asymmetric encryption
• 3.d Describe digital signatures, certificates, and PKI

1.4 Describe network topologies

• 4.a Campus area network (CAN)
• 4.b Cloud, wide area network (WAN)
• 4.c Data center
• 4.d Small office/home office (SOHO)
• 4.e Network security for a virtual environment

2.0 Secure Access

2.1 Secure management

• 1.a Compare in-band and out-of band
• 1.b Configure secure network management
• 1.c Configure and verify secure access through SNMP v3 using an ACL
• 1.d Configure and verify security for NTP
• 1.e Use SCP for file transfer

2.2 AAA concepts

• 2.a Describe RADIUS and TACACS+ technologies
• 2.b Configure administrative access on a Cisco router using TACACS+
• 2.c Verify connectivity on a Cisco router to a TACACS+ server
• 2.d Explain the integration of Active Directory with AAA
• 2.e Describe authentication and authorization using ACS and ISE

2.3 802.1X authentication

• 3.a Identify the functions 802.1X components
• 4 BYOD
• 4.a Describe the BYOD architecture framework
• 4.b Describe the function of mobile device management (MDM)

3.0 VPN

3.1 VPN concepts

• 1.a Describe IPsec protocols and delivery modes (IKE, ESP, AH, tunnel mode,transport mode)
• 1.b Describe hairpinning, split tunneling, always-on, NAT traversal

3.2 Remote access VPN

• 2.a Implement basic clientless SSL VPN using ASDM
• 2.b Verify clientless connection
• 2.c Implement basic AnyConnect SSL VPN using ASDM
• 2.d Verify AnyConnect connection
• 2.e Identify endpoint posture assessment

3.3 Site-to-site VPN

• 3.a Implement an IPsec site-to-site VPN with pre-shared key authentication on Cisco routers and ASA firewalls
• 3.b Verify an IPsec site-to-site VPN

4.0 Secure Routing and Switching

4.1 Security on Cisco routers

• 1.a Configure multiple privilege levels
• 1.b Configure Cisco IOS role-based CLI access
• 1.c Implement Cisco IOS resilient configuration

4.2 Securing routing protocols

• 2.a Implement routing update authentication on OSPF

4.3 Securing the control plane

• 3.a Explain the function of control plane policing

4.4 Common Layer 2 attacks

• 4.a Describe STP attacks
• 4.b Describe ARP spoofing
• 4.c Describe MAC spoofing
• 4.d Describe CAM table (MAC address table) overflows
• 4.e Describe CDP/LLDP reconnaissance
• 4.f Describe VLAN hopping
• 4.g Describe DHCP spoofing

4.5 Mitigation procedures

• 5.a Implement DHCP snooping
• 5.b Implement Dynamic ARP Inspection
• 5.c Implement port security
• 5.d Describe BPDU guard, root guard, loop guard
• 5.e Verify mitigation procedures

4.6 VLAN security

• 6.a Describe the security implications of a PVLAN
• 6.b Describe the security implications of a native VLAN

5.0 Cisco Firewall Technologies

5.1 Describe operational strengths and weaknesses of the different firewall technologies

• 1.a Proxy firewalls
• 1.b Application firewall
• 1.c Personal firewall

5.2 Compare stateful vs. stateless firewalls

• 2.a Operations
• 2.b Function of the state table

5.3 Implement NAT on Cisco ASA 9.x

• 3.a Static
• 3.b Dynamic
• 3.c PAT
• 3.d Policy NAT
• 3 e Verify NAT operations

5.4 Implement zone-based firewall

• 4.a Zone to zone
• 4.b Self zone

5.5 Firewall features on the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 9.x

• 5.a Configure ASA access management
• 5.b Configure security access policies
• 5.c Configure Cisco ASA interface security levels
• 5.d Configure default Cisco Modular Policy Framework (MPF)
• 5.e Describe modes of deployment (routed firewall, transparent firewall)
• 5.f Describe methods of implementing high availability
• 5.g Describe security contexts
• 5.h Describe firewall services

6.0 IPS

6.1 Describe IPS deployment considerations

• 1.a Network-based IPS vs. host-based IPS
• 1.b Modes of deployment (inline, promiscuous – SPAN, tap)
• 1.c Placement (positioning of the IPS within the network)
• 1.d False positives, false negatives, true positives, true negatives

6.2 Describe IPS technologies

• 2.a Rules/signatures
• 2.b Detection/signature engines
• 2.c Trigger actions/responses (drop, reset, block, alert, monitor/log, shun)
• 2.d Blacklist (static and dynamic)

7.0 Content and Endpoint Security

7.1 Describe mitigation technology for email-based threats

• 1.a SPAM filtering, anti-malware filtering, DLP, blacklisting, email encryption

7.2 Describe mitigation technology for web-based threats

• 2.a Local and cloud-based web proxies
• 2.b Blacklisting, URL filtering, malware scanning, URL categorization, webapplication filtering, TLS/SSL decryption

7.3 Describe mitigation technology for endpoint threats

• 3.a Anti-virus/anti-malware
• 3.b Personal firewall/HIPS
• 3.c Hardware/software encryption of local data

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